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>> Hi Patrick,
>
>> The last time there was discussion about your private root servers, there
>> were a number of questions and comments you or new.net did not respond to.
>> That in itself makes me seriously question what your company is doing, as
>> well as a number of other very significant issues. Other questions you
>> refused to answer included who are your shareholders and what is the
>> financial and power structure of your company. You seemed to think it was
>> none of my business to ask. Well, that lack of transparency sent a warning
>> flag up to me.
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> Well, quite simply, it isn't your business.
You state that like a fact, William, when actually it's your opinion.
> They are a private company.
They may be a private company, but their actions have potentially large
implications beyond the "business world". In this situation, transparency
is vital. They are a private company that could have a large effect on the
usage of words that are shared in our public domain.
>
> Just like you and I are. And as private properties, you and I are
> free to decide how we resolve information on the internet. We point
> our nameservers at the root servers operated by ICANN (and at the TLD
> servers operated by the ~260 registries) by mutual agreement.
Good point. Esp. from a technical perspective.
I find your words "mutual agreement" to be very relevant here. I have to
get to work on other things, but i'll see if i can elaborate further on this
another time.
regards,
Swerve
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> Best regards,
> William X Walsh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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